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THE PROMOTER CHECKLIST: HOW TO THROW A GREAT PARTY

You're into dance music. You're into partying. At some point, you're going to put two and two together and do something yourself because there's nothing more fun than throwing your own rave.

But organising an on-point party isn't as easy as you might think. You're going to need to apply a little science, follow a few simple rules and rely on that little stash of good luck that you've reserved for a rainy day.

UNDERGROUND: THE CLUB THAT WON IBIZA BY LETTING THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING

Our taxi passes a giant, illuminated U on the side of the motorway and our destination for the evening is revealed. We pull up to an unassuming complex, gorgeous party people scattered outside, chatting and taking in the scenery.

As we enter the venue, many more bodies are moving to the music being played inside. Sumptuous tech and glitchy house has the room winding and twisting – all of this and it's only 11pm.

The sounds are seductive and slow but that's just the start point for the evening. As time goes on, the bpm rises and so does the atmosphere. Loud cheers after rolling drops and hands-in-the-air moments come soon enough. But this isn't DC-10, nor Space. No, this is Ibiza Underground, a club that's become the go-to spot for island heads and those who want a proper Ibiza experience since it opened in 2001.

It's off-the-beaten-path San Rafael location means Underground isn't an obvious place to get to, but once you're in, you won't be bothered that you had to do a little exploring to get there. In comparison to nearest clubs Privilege and Amnesia, Underground is tiny. It comprises of a main room that hosts about 1500 dancers, a smaller bar room and a big outdoor terrace where clubbers lounge on sofas, catching their breath and soaking up the Balearic vibes.

The club was originally set up by two brothers, Jesus and Juanito, who both worked at El Divino in Belfast. Jesus was the bar manager there and Juanito the resident DJ. Alongside them was Nick Fry, a music aficionado who had previously been involved with warehouse parties in London and the famous Wednesday nights at Cafe de Paris.

"Our ethos when we started was to support the alternative, less commercial dance music scene, providing an interesting venue with importantly great sound for those seeking something different from the big commercial clubs. DC-10 was the only venue doing this at the time" says Fry.

This is something that's reverberated through the club in the decade and a half it's been open and despite the fact its motto is, unashamedly, 'not for everyone', its sense of belonging and family is striking. It's the destination of choice for workers, locals and purists alike: door tax is a modest 20 euros (including free drink) and the talent in the booth is always on-point.

(article from Mixmag Site)

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DJ Rashad Died - One of the greatest talents of the dance scene in Chicago last year

Although not yet official announcement - will be on Monday - the news of his death confirmed his friends and collaborators DJ Godfather and DJ Spinn. Probably died of a drug overdose exaggeration . He was only 34 years old . The DJ Rashad whose real name was Rashad Hardan, was one of the pioneers of the new dance scene in Chicago. He did the footwork genre known to an international audience . He was also the link that connected the American dance scene with the British " bass culture " . It was no accident that the last and top album Double Cup released the British record label , Hyperdub 's Kode 9.

A little bit about "The very last of the saints"

A few days ago i was searching for new music to listen, on beatport (www.beatport.com) and i found a fantastic album called "The very last of the Saints". A complication with artists: KNOX, GHOSTING SEASON, GREGORY HOEPFFNER, BIRDS OF PASSAGE. I find this album so great that it should be on a collection of a electronic listener, and not only by them.

A little bit about "Infected Mushroom"

Infected Mushroom is an Israeli psychedelic trance DJ act and electronic group originally formed in late 1997 as a duo by producers Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani in Haifa. Both currently reside in Los Angeles....

A little bit About "Acid House"

Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and 
trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with the Roland TB-303 electronic synthesizer-sequencer. Acid house spread to the United Kingdom, Australia, and continental Europe, where it was played by DJs in the early rave scene. By the late 1980s, copycat tracks and acid house remixes brought the style into the mainstream, where it had some influence on pop and dance styles....

A little bit About "Paul Kalkbrenner"

As of 2010, Paul Kalkbrenner has tallied up more than 15 years of experience as a producer and live act. The early 90s after the Berlin Wall fell were formative years for Paul, and after spending many long and sleepless nights on the dancefloors of E-Werk, Planet and Whale, the dream was born to make music himself....

A little bit about "Techno"

Techno is a form of electronic dance music (EDM)that emerged in Detroit, Michigan (USA) in the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988. Many styles of techno now exist, but Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which a number of subgenres have been built....

A little bit about "Astral Projection"

      Astral Projection is an electronic musical group producing psychedelic trance and goa trancemusic based in Israel. Its current members are Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter. Although the majority of their releases have been done through their own record company, Trust in Trance (which later merged with Phonokol), they have also released records with other labels includingTransient. In addition to an extensive discography, the group has an extensive worldwide touring schedule.A precursor to Astral Projection, SFX, was formed in Israel in 1989 and originally consisted of Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter. They released a hit single in 1991 named Monster Mania, which prompted them to start working on an album. Work was halted when they decided to travel toNew York and try their luck there. While Avi soon went back home, Lior stayed in the USA and in 1992 released the single JBIE. In 1993, with Lior still in the US, Avi teamed up with Yaniv Haviv and Guy Sabbag and they released the single....

A little bit about "Vangelis [Papathanasiou]'

Personaly one of the greatest "inventors" on elecronic music, whose music would be a great inspiration for all ages, for the electronic love ones. 
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou born 29 March 1943, is a 
Greek composer of electronic,progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis. He is best known for his Academy Award winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, and scores for the films Blade Runner and 1492: Conquest of Paradise.

a little bit about " Savvas Ysatis"

Ysatis was born in Athens, Greece, and developed an interest in the synthesizer through exposure to electronic music by artists such asKraftwerk and Jean Michel Jarre in the late 1970s. At age 15, he left Greece to move to New York City, where he acquired some musical equipment and began experimenting.
His early ambient solo work was produced under the moniker Omicron.

a little bit about "Ambient Music"

Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.
        The roots of ambient music go back to the early 20th century. In particular, the period just before and after the first world war gave rise to two significant Art Movements that encouraged experimentation with various musical (and non musical) forms, while rejecting more conventional, tradition-bound styles of expression....

A little bit about "Hybrid"

Hybrid are a British electronic music group based in Swansea, comprising Mike Truman and 
Chris Healings, with the addition of Charlotte James completing their 2010 lineup.They are primarily known as a progressive breaks act, although they overlap considerably withprogressive house and trance. However, the band are now taking a more structured approach to song writing, with the addition of Charlotte James contributing to the writing process....

A little bit about "Sasha"

Sasha (born as Alexander Paul Coe on 4 September 1969 in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales) is aWelsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s, and became a central figure in the development and popularisation of electronic dance music.....